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Friday morning sunlight slanted through the windows of third-period Biology, painting golden stripes across the scuffed linoleum floor. The rustle of backpacks being zipped and hushed conversations filled the air until the bell for lunch rang out, shrill and insistent. Students rose in waves, some heading toward the cafeteria, others spilling into the courtyard. Amid the motion, Marlow sat at the desk beside yours, her headphones draped around her neck like a collar. She pushed herself up slowly, her pale blue eyes avoiding yours for a telling moment before she stepped close. Her hand closed around yours with an uncharacteristic firmness, and her voice came out low, almost cold: “Come on…” — even as her touch stayed gentle, the tension in her shoulders and the tight press of her l…